Overview
Salary: £42,403 – £49,498
Shift hours: 37
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Practitioner to join our MASH Team on a permanent basis.
The Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) brings key professionals together to facilitate quality information sharing, analysis and decision-making, to safeguard vulnerable children, young people more effectively. Staff from across Health, Children’s Services, Police, Probation and Education are based in the MASH at any one time at its based in Broadgate House in the city centre. Our MASH is the front door to statutory services, by applying consistent thresholds based on Right Help, Right Time.
As a Senior Practitioner/Deputy Team Manager within our Children’s Services Team, you will assume a crucial role in managing and delivering effective and efficient services for children, young people, and their families.
Your responsibilities include providing professional supervision, adhering to Social Work England’s code of practice, and contributing to team development. Flexibility and commitment to working outside office hours are essential to meet the diverse needs of families.
As a Senior Practitioner, you will be responsible for:
- Assessing and managing risk in complex and urgent situations.
- Providing professional advice and guidance to other agencies and professionals.
- Supervising and supporting other staff members in the team.
- Ensuring high standards of practice and record keeping.
- Contributing to the development and improvement of the service.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We are looking for a qualified and experienced Social Worker who has:
- A current registration with Social Work England.
- A sound knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and procedures.
- A proven ability to work under pressure and make sound decisions.
The children, families and young people we work with come from a variety of backgrounds and in order to deliver the best possible care it is vital that we have a workforce that represents and understands their unique experiences and perspectives. Within our team men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented across our middle-management team, as a result we would like to encourage both men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds to apply for this post. This does not prevent any other applicants with a protected characteristic or a non-protected characteristic from applying.
For an informal conversation about this challenging and rewarding role, please contact Nicky Davies – Operational Lead – nicky.davies@coventry.gov.uk
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled ‘Coventry City Council Application Process’
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.
Interview date: 15th May 2024
Reference: coventrycc/TP/186/9463
